Etiology and clinical characteristics of pediatric acute fever among hospitalized children in an endemic malaria transmission area of Cameroon in Central Africa

Acute fever in the majority of children in resource-limited countries is attributable to malaria and often treated without laboratory evidence. The aim of the study was to characterize acute pediatric infectious fevers (APIF) in the pediatric department of the Douala Laquintinie Hospital. A cross-se...

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Main Authors: Calixte Ida Penda, Patricia Épée Eboumbou, Grace Ngondi, Jean Baptiste Hzounda Fokou, Christelle Véronique Pfoum, Ritha Mbono Betoko, Charlotte Eposse, Laurent-Mireille Endale, Francine Same Bebey, Carole Else Eboumbou Moukoko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9873149/?tool=EBI